Soil saver



April 5 1932. M. L.. scoTT 1,852,983

'SOIL SAVER Filed April 20 1931,

Patentedv Apr. 1932- MARTIN LUTHER sco'rr, or. coorn .V'IEXAS son,SAVER. v

Application filed April 20,

This invention relates to soil saving ap aratus and it consists in thenovel features lereinafter described and claimed.

The object of theinvention is to provide a a soil saver. adapted to beplaced in ditches which have become washed outv in fields, at terraceoutlets and along roadsides and the like. The soil saver is placedinithe bottom of the ditch and is covered over with earth it thusforminga levee which maybe used as a road orbridge over the ditch. r

The soil saver includes a conduit provided at its upper or forward endwith an elbow extension and this conduit is placed in the ditch .so thatthe inlet'end of the elbow is upwardly disposed, A plate is applied tothe rear side of the elbow andis provided at its edges with wingshingedly attached thereto.

The said wings are adapted to extend com- ;c pletely across the ditchfromv the sides of the therein. 1 1

upper or forward end of the conduit of the soil saver showingthe'elevatedrings applied elbow to the opposite banks of the ditch;Additional rings may be applied inthe receiving end of the elbowin orderto elevate the upper edge thereof, if desired. A'flood .1 dam is mountedat the lower end of the conduit and is adapted to hold the soil or earthin position above the conduit and the said flood dam is provided with aspillway opening adapted to permit overflow Water topass H from thelevee and back into the ditch with-' out washing the levee. Suitableextension pipes may be connected withtheoutlet end of the conduit ifdesired, for the purpose of directing the flow of water from the conduitinto the lower portion of the ditch.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a longitudinal sectional viewof a ditch showing the soil saver in position Figure 2 is a top planview of the same.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the soil saver. p 1 a I Figure 4 is arearelevation-thereof.

Figure 5 is a detailed sectional view of the thereto. 7 Figure 6 is afragmentary top plan view of the lower portionv of the conduit showingtheflood dam applied theretoand means for 1931. Serial No. 531,605.

diverting .the flow of water from the discharged end of the conduit.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of the soilsaver;

Asillustrated inthe accompanying drawings thefditch to which the soilsaver is applied is indicated in general at 1. The soil;

saver consists of aconduit pipe 2 which is placed in an inclinedposition upon the bottomof theditcli thesaid conduit pipe 2, having'atits forward end an upstanding elbow 3. A plate 4 is applied to the rearside of the elbow 3 and wings 5 are hingedly coni.

. nected with the edges of the plate 4:. The .wings 5 are adapted toextend completely across the ditch from the opposite side of the elbow 3to the opposite bank of the ditch as best indicated in Figure 2 of thedrawings.

The body of the conduit 2 is covered by a volume of earth 6 which isfilled into the ditch thus forming a levee or bridge A flood dam 7 isattached to the lower end of the conduit 2 and extends completely acrossthe ditch.

The said dam 7 is provided at a point above the conduitQ with a lip 8cut from thematerial of the fiood dam and disposed rearwardly 1 and theopening made in the dam by the re moval of the lip 8 therefrom may serveas a spill way for permitting flood water which passes over the levee toflow back into the ditch 1 without damaging thebanks of the ditch or thelevee. If desired an extension pipe 9 may be applied to the outlet endof the conduit 2 for the purpose of directing the flow of water from theconduit into the lower portion of the ditch. I

Ring sections 10 (see Figure 5) may be applied to the receivingedge ofthe elbow'3 for the purpose of raising the entrance edge so that theapparatus may be applied to a ditch without regard to the depth thereof.

In the form of the soil saver as shown in v Figure 7 the same generalarrangement of the parts and features is the same as that 7 shown. anddescribed in the form illustrated y in Figure 1' with the exception'thatthe conduit and elbow are rectangular in cross sec tion instead of beingcircular. Othervariations falling within the terms may be resorted to.

of the claims Having described the invention What is claimed is 1. Asoil saver adapted to be used in a ditch comprising a conduit pipeprovided at its upper end with an upstanding elbow, a plate applied tothe rear side of the elbow and wings carried at the edges of the plateand adapted to extend from the sides of the elbow across the ditch and afilling applied upon the body of the conduit and located behind saidplate and a darn plate attached to the lower end of the conduit andhaving at its upper edge a lip disposed above the outlet end of theconduit.

2. Soil saving apparatus comprising a conduit adapted to be used in aditch and rovided at its upper end with an upstanding elbow, a plateapplied to the rear side of the elbow, wings hingedly connected with theedges of the plate and adapted to extend from the elbow to the banks ofthe ditch and a filling applied to the conduit and located behind saidplate and extending across the ditch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MARTIN LUTHER SCOTT.

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